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The College awarded over $14,000 in Community Mini-Grants to support efforts by local non-profits.

Sheryl Walter ’78 notified Grinnell College that she has resigned as chair of the Board of Trustees due to ongoing health concerns that preclude her from being able to devote the required time and attention to Board matters for the foreseeable future. 

I am writing today to share that Human Resources will undergo a phased leadership transition beginning in the spring semester. Jana Grimes has, these past five years, led Human Resources through several strategic initiatives and change management efforts, and will remain in the Vice President role until an Associate Vice President is identified and arrives on campus

Students in Professor of Art History Michael Mackenzie’s Exhibition Seminar, curated the Rhizomatic Intimacies exhibit at the Grinnell College Museum of Art.

Food has long been a place where culture, memory, and community meet—and in small towns across Iowa, Chinese American restaurants have played a quiet but powerful role in shaping local life.

Enya Gamble ’22 knew that the best way for her to grow was to be surrounded by different people, so she chose Grinnell. She indeed grew a lot, by interacting with diverse people, as well as through swimming, water polo, the College’s individually advised curriculum, and by creating an unconventional off-campus study.

Grinnell’s admission staff is hoping to capitalize on the power of social media by communicating with prospective and admitted students through ZeeMee, a social media app designed for college admission.

Project Muse® provides Grinnell students, faculty, and staff access to full-text scholarly journals and books in the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and more.

For Sara Booher ’25, Grinnell rose to the top because of the people she met here, especially current students. It felt like a community where she could belong.

President Anne F. Harris welcomes students, faculty, and staff back to campus for spring 2026.

New York Times opinion columnist will visit campus for lecture titled: The Civil Rights Movement and the Reconstruction Amendments - in honor of MLK Day on Jan. 22.

Join us in celebrating and congratulating Professors Erickson, Harrison, Praitis, and Willis on these well-deserved honors, and in thanking the donors whose generosity continues to shape the intellectual life of Grinnell College. This formal celebration of faculty distinction on Thursday, February 5.

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Ben Curran ’25 wanted to be sure he wouldn’t be sacrificing his love of music by coming to Grinnell. Now, he says he’s never been so musically fulfilled.